1987 Chinese Zodiac
1987 is the Year of the Yin Fire Rabbit.
This Rabbit year begins on Chinese New Year, January 29, 1987, and runs until the eve of the next lunar new year.
Born in January or early February 1987?
The zodiac animal changes on Chinese New Year, not January 1. If you were born before January 29, 1987, your sign is actually the Tiger (the previous lunar year) — not the Rabbit.
The element of 1987
🔥 Yin Fire — Fire is passion, drama, and momentum. It amplifies an animal's confidence and charisma, turning whatever it touches up to maximum intensity. Fire types lead and dazzle, but can scorch themselves and everyone nearby when unchecked.
People born in the Year of the Rabbit
The Rabbit is the zodiac's diplomat — gentle, refined, and quietly perceptive. Rabbits read emotional currents the way others read weather, and they steer around conflict with an elegance that can look like ease but is really constant, careful work. They prize harmony, beauty, and safety, building soft, well-curated lives and protecting them fiercely. Underneath the calm is a sharper mind than people expect; a Rabbit rarely confronts, but it remembers everything and quietly arranges its world to its own advantage.
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Rabbit lucky colors & numbers
| Lucky colors | Pink, Red, Purple, Blue |
|---|---|
| Lucky numbers | 3, 4, 6 |
| Native guardian (本命佛) | Manjushri Bodhisattva (文殊菩萨) |
Other Years of the Rabbit
Frequently asked questions
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1987?
1987 is the year of the Rabbit — more precisely the Yin Fire Rabbit. The Rabbit year begins on Chinese New Year, January 29, 1987.
If I was born in January 1987, what is my sign?
If you were born before January 29, 1987, you are actually a Tiger (the previous lunar year), not a Rabbit. The animal only changes on Chinese New Year's Day.
What element is 1987?
The 1987 year carries the Yin Fire element, drawn from the year's Heavenly Stem in the sexagenary cycle. That makes it a Yin Fire Rabbit.